The Biltmore Estate: Gardens and Grounds

by Bill Alexander

Book Overview

In the spring of 1888, George Washington Vanderbilt returned to New York after spending weeks exploring the countryside near Asheville, North Carolina. Thinking it was the perfect place to build his home, Vanderbilt promptly sent his agent to begin quietly buying contiguous tracts of land until he had several thousand acres. Soon, he began constructing what would become America's largest private residence. He commissioned two of America's preeminent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467134481
• ISBN13: 9781467134484
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.1"